To listen to music on Spotify, letting the algorithms and your playlists carry you through hours of audio content. It's the modern background soundtrack to literally every activity.

A viral technique of pressing your tongue against the roof of your mouth, supposedly to sharpen your jawline. Started as health advice and ended up as a meme where everyone pretends to have a model's jawline.

Someone you're romantically into, that person you're attracted to even if nothing's official yet. An English loanword fully adopted by young Spanish speakers everywhere.

To play dumb, pretending you did not notice something or do not understand what is being asked, specifically to dodge a responsibility. Used widely across Latin America and Spain, it is one of the most universally recognized avoidance tactics.

Bad, low-quality, not worth it, or disappointing. In Chile, penca is the universal adjective for everything that sucks or falls below expectations.

To obsessively spy on someone's social media profiles and activity. Comes from the English 'stalk' and has become completely normalized in Spanish internet culture.

To go unnoticed, to blend into the background without drawing attention. In the Southern Cone it describes both the ability to move through a space invisibly and the condition of someone who simply does not make an impression, whether intentional or not.

A cell phone in all of Latin America, the device without which modern humanity can't survive five minutes. In Spain they say "móvil," but south of the border it's celular, end of discussion.

A person who regularly produces videos, posts, or other material for digital platforms to build their own audience. The 21st-century job title that replaced "YouTuber" and still confuses older generations, but is now a legitimate career path for millions across Latin America and Spain.

When someone reads your WhatsApp or social media message but doesn't reply, leaving you hanging with those blue check marks. It's one of the most frustrating forms of digital rejection out there.

To be completely head-over-heels for someone, acting silly and lovesick with zero self-control. When you're chocheando, you forgive everything, brag about them constantly, and your friends start rolling their eyes at how gone you are.

Positive energy transmitted by a person, place, or situation that makes you feel good without knowing why. The opposite of bad vibes: when everything flows, everyone gets along, and the atmosphere is perfect.

Boring, dull, or completely lacking in fun. In Chile, "fome" is the go-to word for anything that generates zero enthusiasm: a tedious meeting, a dead party, or a person who just cannot loosen up and join in.

In Chile, a sycophant or brown-noser who goes out of their way to please anyone in a position of power. The Chilean equivalent of Argentina's "chupamedias" or Colombia's "pelota": someone who fawns over the boss without being asked.

To get really angry or worked up about something that pushed you over the edge in Chile and Spain. When someone se raya, they completely lose their cool, and it's best to give them space before things escalate.

No lie, for real, seriously. It comes from English and is used to emphasize that what you're saying is 100% true, with no exaggeration. It's the opposite of cap and went viral on social media.

Point of view. Used on social media to narrate situations from someone's perspective, creating videos with relatable scenarios.

Having natural and irresistible charisma to attract other people, especially in a romantic context. Rizz is that innate gift of the modern smooth-talker who conquers effortlessly, just with their presence and words.

To scam or deceive someone online using fake offers, phishing, or fraudulent schemes. When you get scammed, you fell into someone's digital trap who took advantage of your trust or naivety online.

It does not matter, either option is fine, whatever you want. "Da igual" is the answer when the outcome genuinely does not affect you. Used across Spain and much of South America, though be careful: saying it when someone wants a real opinion can come across as indifferent.

To waste time, slack off, or mess with someone. In Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, 'huevear' covers everything from harmless goofing around to seriously annoying someone. Context is everything, with friends it's playful, in serious moments it's a real complaint.

A large vehicle like an SUV, pickup, or off-roader in Mexico and several Latin American countries. In Argentina it can mean a cargo van, because every country gives the same vehicle its own meaning.

Someone who dresses elegantly and pretentiously, carrying themselves as if they are upper class and subtly looking down on everyone else. In Uruguay and Chile, a futre is overdressed for the occasion and walks around like they own the place.

The written form of huevón in Chile, can be an insult or a term of endearment depending on context. Among Chilean friends it's as common as boludo in Argentina or güey in Mexico.

Juicy gossip or secret info someone shares with their inner circle. It comes from 'spill the tea,' the Gen Z expression for asking someone to drop all the gossip without holding back.

An orphan or motherless person in Chile, but it's also used for something single, loose, or unmatched, like that one sock without a pair. Context determines if it's sad or just descriptive.

To flatter someone excessively in order to get something out of them. In Chile, the person who "hace sebo" lays on the praise thick and obvious, complimenting things that don't deserve complimenting just to look good and score a favor. The buttering-up is usually visible to everyone except the target.

An eraser for removing pencil marks in Argentina, Chile, and Spain. Careful: in Costa Rica 'goma' means a hangover, and in other contexts it can mean something completely different.

To be completely infatuated or head over heels with someone in Chile. When you are empilado, that person lives rent-free in your head 24/7 and everything reminds you of them. It captures that early lovesick stage where one person is the filter on your entire world.

To annoy or provoke someone online with comments specifically designed to make them angry and lose their cool. Trolling is a dark art of social media where the goal is to drive the other person crazy.